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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-03-11

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ii moderate condition they will lay
wen
oYsrER FR1rTERs.
"a cheap and nice way to make oyster
fritters is as follows: Buy : dozen
oysters with all the juice, and q little
extra if possible. Mix a quart of flour,
q cup Of milk buttermilk is. the best
1.-TWO eggs and . pinch Of salt into
stiff batter, using the oyster juice in
stead of water until it is all gone.
Then use what water is necessary,
Chop the oysters fine and add last.
Fry in oblong cakes, Apple fritters
are made in the same way; only six
apples are. sufficient. This makes an
economical dish for lunch or break
fast :5
Il MUSHROOMS.
A gentleman near Leeds has inst
made an experiment in mushroom
growing, with remarkable success.
He planted 1914 yards ofmanure, which
was lying idle, with mushroom spawn,
at total expense, including the esti-
mated value of the manure and the
rent Of the land, of $500. From some
unexplained cause, forty-two yards of
the manure beds failed to yield, but
the crop from the remaining 1872 yards
was sold for $3.50. He thus cleared a
profit of $270, or rather more than
100 per cent. The price obtained for
the mushrooms varied from eight to
thirty six cents per pound, but the
average was about sixteen cents. o
THE sCTAP BOOK. .....
One or two really fine Jewels are in
far bettar taste thana quantity ofmedio-
ere ones. qz @
Teaspoonful of turpentine, boiled
with your white clothes. will greatly aid
the whitening process. II
A dark thin stuff is infinitely cheaper
than the cheapest pale material, though
its original cost be double. 81.
Kerosene will soften boots and shoes
that have been hardened by water, and
will render them pliable as new,
A purposeless chaos of millinery is
not beautiful from an artistic point of
view, and probably mischievous from a
sanitary one. ~ IT, =.S
1t is the appearance of goods that
sells them. Nice, large, fat, plump
white turkeys, ducks, chicks, or geese
always bring outside prices. ~
Antique lace will last forever, re-mend
and reclean it.as much as you please
Being yellow, instead of snow white,
it scarcely ever shows dirt. Modern lace,
however good or costly, soon wears
out. ..ss I'll. $3.50.
1t is said there are over 1000 varie-
ties Of the apple cultivated in Europe,
its growth extending from thirty
eight to sixty degrees, though the best
fruit is grown between the thirty-eighth
parallel and the forty-second.
If the wool of sheep becomes wet it
dries very slowly and only by chilling
the animal through. Shelter from
rain and snow, especially the former,
is therefore more important than pro-
lection from cold, If q sheep is
chilled SO as to give it cold or fever, the
fibre Of the wool is injured.
Potatoes do well on corn land that
has been MANFRED for the corn crop.
Good sod land can also be used. A
deep mellow seed bed should be secured
by deep blowing and thorough pulver-
izing. Manure and moisture are es-
sentials. Old stable manure can be
.plowed in. Some of the best crops are
raised with commercial fertilizers.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28
STATE ITEM 6 .

Elbridge Perry has been appointed
postmaster at South Pomfret.
The Vermont Baptist Sunday school
convention will be held at st. Adams
about June LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Davis of Men
don, who had been i'll about ten days
with pneumonia, died early Friday
morning. Mrs. Davis was taken sick
few days after her husband, and
they both died within an hour of each
other. The case is a peculiarly sad
one, as four children, the eldest IA
years, are left orphans. The double
funeral took place Sunday.
Vermont has two special eXamin-
ers of the pension office Investigate
ing doubtful and fraudulent pension
claims, and reporting to the pension
bureau any person receiving a pen
sion wrongfully. James E. Curran
of Montpelier has the eight northern
counties for his district and Homer
Riggs of Middlebury has the six
southern counties. Mr.. Curran and
Mr.. Riggs have been a long time in
the service and express surprise at
finding so few fraudulent cases and
so little crookedness in pension mat
tiers in Vermont, compared with some
other sections of the country where
they have been called to labor.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28
Temperance.

Three months ago James Stuart, of
Conway, Mass, made an agreement
with the temperance people that if his
expected heir should be a girl he
would vote against granting licenses.
He recently voted "no license" and
bis ballot decided the action of the
town on the liquor question.
The Helping Hand, of Macon, Ga,
prints the following: You open your
eyes in reading this, but it IS fact.
Right here in the suburbs of Macon,
in the full blaze of this nineteenth
century, there is a superintendent who
sells liquor to his own Sunday school
pupils and to their parents. Does
that Sunday school hope to save any
souls? When Jesus said to his dis
ciples, Feed my lambs did he mean
to give them whiskey? Can that Su-
perintendent read to his school, wine
is a mocker, strong drink is raging ;
woe unto him that giveth his neigh
Dor drink, who putteth the bottle to
him and maketh him drunken also, %
and then 90 and deliberately bring
this woe upon himself, thus shutting
himself and them out of the kingdom
of God? Does the church which al
lows this sin claim to be governed by
the law of Christ? The light of the
Macon Sunday school with such su-
perintendent, must indeed be dark
ness, and how great is that dark
ness !" That such a Sunday scheo
can still be found anywhere is a strik-
ing reminder of the prevalent need of
temperance educational missionary
work"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28
BOSTON MARKET.

49,. BOSTON, April 26 h, 1887.
foiia', noun market is very quiet the
| following quotations: Fine, $2.3j ass; super
SZ.o2 $50; extras and seconds, $3.I5a4
MIchigar stone, $4IOa475; winter wheat
1 stralSht and rollers, $4.20d475; winter patents
old, $4.25d4 so. '''Aoi0
MEAL.-The meal market is quite steady and
quotations are Export cornmeal, 50 3Od2 IS do
| meStc' S2.3393; choice graduated, S3O5 az. 10
| y bag, Sl03 LOS Oatmeal: ground, S5d5.25
cut, S545a6.25. Rye is quiet at 81 d65c rive
flour is quoted at $3.l2 I-2d3 80 y bbI.
| BUTTER.-The Butter market continues easy
| at quotations: Choice western creameries in iOf
lots,26927c; round lots, extra western "A a 25c;
extra northern 2'922c; extra Grsts, %
| extra northern diaries, 2ld22c.; eastern cream
cries, 24G 25c.; fine Iowa factory ladies' ISa Is
cents; imitation creamery, 2O92lc:. bakers
butter and old, l0d15c.
Quotations are: High mixed, 54d55c; steamer
yellow, % g55c; steamer mixed, 52d53 I-2c; nc
grade, 50d5l -.
OATs.-The quotations are: No. l white
and barley oats, 1908 c.; fancy clipped oats
AZ l2d43 lie; No. 2 white 80 3.4d40c; MOB white
50 l-2q39 l-4c; No, mixed, 50 1899 3-4c; No.
mixed, 3Sa3s I-2c.
EGGs.-Eggs are firm with good ., emand.
Present quotations are Cape and nearby, I4dI6c
extra easterns, 4d14 I-2c.; eastern firsts, I3c
northern IL ID lie; southern, IL Lee; western,
I39l3 IL, Island and New Brunswick, ID cents
ilmed II BE-; held, sell for 2d3c lower prices.
BEANs.-On beans the market is very firm
and the recent advance Is well sustained: Yer
mont small handpicked pea. $l.S5G19O; New
York small pea, $ 75a1.SO; large pea, $I7C6
10; medium, $I.7Oal.75; yellow eye improved,
Sl.6Oe l65; red kidney, 1.70GI.SO.
Hay, STRAW, &C.-The hay and straw market is
nrn Tor the best grades. Receipts are lighter
and the stocks are somewhat reduced. Quotations
now are: Choice prime hay, $l7.5Od $500; fair
to good, Sl6.O0Gl7; western, l4al5.5O; eastern
me, Sl3G Ia %; poor to ordinary, $l2dl3; east,
swale, and oat straw, $780, Rye straw, 14al5. 50 !;
winter bran. l9.50d20 ;sprng 10 so a2O; sack 1850
CPL; middlings, 20G23; prime cotton seed meal
spot, %. a26.
CHEESE.-Cheese is firm and well cleaned nm.
Trade is not active, but equal to the supply The
quotations are as follows: Sage, I5dI6c; good to
nominal, l4dl5c, low grades, 10 dI2c. The Liver
pool market is quiet at 63s Cd
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28
The Interstate Commission Law.

The Interstate commerce commits
sion is in receipt of many letters ask
ing for decisions and opinions on a
great variety of topics, and to settle
some of these questions, and to throw
light upon others, they have published
u general statement as to their duties
and powers. The commissioners say
they have power to act on applications
of common carriers in only one class
of cases-those in which relief from
what is known as the long and short
haul clause of the law is asked for.
They have jurisdiction, however, in
cases where aggrieved parties may APP
peal to them. They do not find it
their business to give opinions On
questions submitted to them as to
what should be done under the gene
raj provisions of the law, and decline
to say anything about the granting of
free passes to families of employees or
to employees of other railroads. When
any provisions of the law shall have
been violated, AID complaint has been
mdut 10 lueLn W budG SISCG, tnSS VIII
then eDioin its further violation. They
intimate that some of the railroads
are inclined to put strained construc-
tons upon the law to their own advan-
tage, rule that express companies are
subject to the operation of the law,
and express the belief that railroads
may grant special privileges to relig-
ious teachers and make special regu-
lations in respect to transporting
persons as acts of charity. These
interpretations of the law are made in
a manner and spirit that will give
confidence in the commission, what
ever the popular opinion may be of the
law itself.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28
HOW TO INJURE YOUR TOWN

Masters of the Situation " or ''Some
Secrets Of Success - is the title of an in
teresting volume just issued by Messrs.
5. Z. Grlggs 81 Co. of Chicago. DOubly
interesting will this book be to Yer
monters when we state that its author
is VIM. G.. Tilley of Brandon, an Epis-
copal clergyman. Its chapters treat on
Genius, - Manners, '''' individuality,
Opportunity, - Enthusiasm, " Mast
ers of the Situation" and some other
equally important topics, calculated by
the authors treatment to excite anDl-
ton and direct effort. The subjects
quoted convey but an adequate ldea OF
which is free from any symptoms OF
didactic dryness, and the discussions OF
which TEEN with opposite illustrations.
There is not a dull page III the entire
book. 1t is full of interest and cannot
but be beneficial to the reader. 1t is
lust the book for those who are just
entering upon life's stage of action.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28

GENTLING TIE CoLTs.-The proper
time to begin handling colt is before it
is month old, and it should be handled
from that time enough to make it thor
oughly gentle at all times; Before it is
three months old it should be made to
know what it is to be haltered, and to
lead by the halter. This is the proper
thing as all know, but for various rea-
sons it is, by good number of farmers,
not practised. The next best thing is
to handle the colts patiently as soon
as it can be done, if not yet begun.
A twO-year old, three-year-old Tor older),
should first be handled singly having a
successive experience with the halter,
bride, harness, and following these, a
smooth log of wood for 1t to drag. 1t
can first be led, then followed with Il
line until it gradually learns to be guild
ed by the line. 1t should become fully
familiar with the rafting of vehicles,
the sight of umbrellas, robes, etc, before
venturing out in double team. From
this hint, the wise can follow out COM
plete course in this Ork.-NatiOHdI
Lire Stock Journal
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28
Letter From Kansas.


WAKEFIELD, Kan, April IL, 1887.
MeSSrS. Editors =
AS 1t has been some time since | have
written anything to your address as to
now things are prospecting in this part of
the world, will try and inform you now
we have had the mildest winter we have
seen in several years. We have had very
little snow, not more than two or three
inches at most, and that staying only a
few days. There were some very cold
days, sometimes the thermometer regis
tering from Is TO 20 degrees below zero.
But such extreme cold don't last but a
short time in this country. Stock has
wlntered in fine shape. Hog cholera has
carried off lots of hogs in this vicinity
Winter wheat is up and as green as an
Dat tleld in Vermont in June. 1t has
stood the winter and come through with
out being killed out in the least, and if
the chinch bugs don't modest it there will
be large crop of wheat in Kansas this
year. Peach trees are coming out in full
bloom and 1t looks as though we should
nave large crop of peaches again this
year. Cherry and plum trees are bios
sOming full aud apple trees are fast leav-
ing out. Grass is looking green and
nice. as are nearly all the winter oats.
We have been having some very strong
winds this spring and as we have had no
rain yet. it makes the dust fly in great
shape. On the 9th inst. you could hard
ly see ten rods in any direction in Wake
field on account OF the dust that was
flying. Corn and hogs are bringing a
very fair price this spring. Corn is 80
cents per bushel, and good fat hogs are
worth $3.50 per hundred. Prairie fires
can be seen on all sides in the evening.
and occasionally a hay stack and board
and picket fences suffer from the fiji es,
but not to any great extent. Ground for
corn Is being rapidly prepared, potatoes
are nearly all planted, also onions, tur-
nips, etc. Business is rather quiet just
now, but will probably liven up as the
season advances. [ can hardly think
how the snow can be so deep in Vermont
now, when we have had warm weather
here for two months. The thermometer
has registered as high as 80 in the shade
several times this spring.
w. A. DEMERITT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28

1t is not often that Democratic
paper will confess as much as the
NeeU York World does in the follow
ing paragraph:
"History teaches by these plain
examples how to strengthena party.
1t must spouse the cause of
the people against rings, frauds,
corruption, unjust taxation, corpora
ton influence, and money power in
politics and in government. And
when given power on the basis of its
principles and pledges, it must do
something to give these principles
effect and to redeem its pledges. This
unfortunately, is what the Democratic
party has thus far in measure failed
to do. The time is growing short in
which it can strengthen itself by serv-
ing the country.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28
Estate of Hiram Wood,
LICENSE TO SELL REAL ESTATE.

1@I1I71'5I1 z.
State of Vermont, Lamoille District, ss-In Pro
bate Court held at Hyde Park in and for said d s
trict, on the 18th day of April, A. ID. 1887.
Betsey Wood, Administrative of the estate OF
Hiram Wood, late of Cambridge, in said dist.
deceased, makes application to said Court for Ii.
cense to sell all ufthe real estate of said deceased
representing that said sale would be ben sficiai
to the heirs of said deceased and those in inter-
ested In his estate. Whereupon it is ordered by
slderaton and be heard on the 9Th day of Nav, A.
ID. 1857, at the Probate Office IN Hyde Park /;
and 1T is further ordered, that all persons
interested be notified hereof by publication of
tee of this application and order thereon three
weeks successfully in the News Il Citizen, printed
time OF hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place, and, if they see cause, object
tnereto. By the Court-Attest
s2w3 G. S. PAGE, Register.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28
Estate of c. A. White.

The undersigned having been appointed by the
Hon. Probate Court for the district OF LamOille,
Commissioners, to receive, examine and adjust
all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of c. a. White, late Of eden, in said
district deceased, and all claims exhibited
in Offset thereto, hereby give notice that will
meet fol the purposes aforesaid, at h. +. Whites
in Eden Mills, the 26th day of May
and Goth day of Sept'r next, from 10 O'Clock a. m.
until O'Clock pm, each of said days and that six
months from the 25th day of March A. ID. 1887,
is the time limited by said Court for said credit
Ors to present their claims to us for examine
ton and allowance.
Dated at Eden, this 23d day of April A. d. 1887.
+. III. STONE,
n. Il. MOWER,
S3W3 Commissioners
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28
Probate court-LamoiIIe District

The following business was trans.
acted at the Probate Office in Hyde
Park, during the week ending AprII
23d, A. D. 1897:
April 18th.-C. d. Morrison's estate.
Stowe; Administrator asks for license
TO sell real estate; hearing set for MAY
7th, 1887. AlOnzo jones' estate, HYDE
Park; Administrator presents his ac-
count for settlement; hearing set for
May 10th, 1887.
April 22d.-Sylvester Whitcomb's es-
tate, Hyde Park; time of settlement ex-
tended one year.
April 23d;wW. G. Bundy's estate,
Hyde Park Will presented for probate ::
hearing set for May 18th, 1887. Harvey
McAllister's estate, Stowe Administra-
Tor presents his account for settlement;
hearing set for May 18th, 1887. w. d.
Thomas estate, Morristown: Admins
traitor settles his account R. w. Nc
Farland's estate, johnson; Administra-
Tor settles his account and decree made
to heirs.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28

The heavy Labor vote cast at the
local elections in New Jersey last
week continues the demonstration that
a new force has appeared in American
politics, which the leaders of the old
organizations cannot ignore, and which
is bound to disturb their calculations.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28

Evidence is furnished by nature il
the migration of birds and the break
ing up Of ice in the rivers that Spring
is nigh but don't take off your flannel.
just yet, the weather is too changeable
Never marry a man who is addicted
to the use of ardent spirits. DEPEND
upon it you are better off alone, than
you would be tied to a man whose
breath is polluted and whose vitals
are being gnawed out by alcohol.
An old New York dry goods mer-
chant, who resided in Jersey, crossed
Cortlandt street ferry morning and
night. One morning as he was COM
ing over he noticed that one of the
best customers Of his house slipped
through without paying. On his
arrival at the store he told his auction
eer not to receive a bid from such a
man. The latter Observed: "Why,
| thought he was good" $50 did [,
but l have changed my mind; l will
not trust him a dollar" Not long
after the merchant failed and did not
pay cents on the dollar.
A letter mailed for Thomas Crane
from London, Eng, II years ago has
recently been recovered by him. He
left London on a clipper ship for
India and the letter was sent by his
parents addressed to Calcutta. Be-
fore its arrival his vessel had sailed
for Mauritius and the letter followed
him there and to islands in the China
sea. Thence it went to New York
and back to London, where it was
mislaid and came to the person to
whom it was addressed but a few days
ago.
SO large is the number of persons
taken to Bellevue hospital who have
been made insane through intemper-
ance, that the insane pavilion may
well be named after this class of pa
TENTS. From five to ten persons are
taken to the hospital every day for
examination, and of these the major
ity are the outcome of Incorporate
habits. So far as appears, the insan
ity so produced is not form of delir-
ium tremens which is more or less
temporary in its nature, but loss of
reason which may be as permanent
as from any cause whatever. What
is still more serious, this class of suf-
ferers has doubled within q year, and
is five times as great as it was five
years ago. No wonder that one of
the officials at the hospital remarked
that it was the strongest and most
practical kind of temperance lesson
that he knew of.-Ihe Churchmdn.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28
Estate of C. D. Morrison,
LICENSE TO SELL.

STATE Of Vermont, DISTRICT of Laaoille, ss-In
Probate Court held at Hyde Park, within and for
sara district, on the 18th day of April, A. ID. 1887.
ID. ID. Circuit, Administrator of the estate of
o. d. morrison, late of Stowe, in said district de-
ceased makes application to said Court for license
10 sell all OF the real estate of said deceased repre-
senting that said sale is necessary Tor the pay
ment Of the debts of said deceased and charges
of administration. Whereupon, it is ordered by
SAID Court that said application come under con-
slderation and be heard on the eth day of May A.
D. ~, at the Probate Office in HydePark and 1t il
turther ordered that I'll persons interested be no.
tined hereof by publication of notice of this appli-
cation and order thereon. three weeks success
lively In the News & Citizen, printed at Nor
rlsVllle and Hyde Park before said time of hear
ing, that they may appear at said time and place
and If they see cause, object thereto.
S2ws C. S. PAGE, Register
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28
Estate of AIonzo Jones.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

State Of Vermont, LdBloille District ss.-Fn Pro
bate Court, holden at Hyde Park, on the 18Th da y
of April, A. ID. 1887.
A. NJ. Whitcomb, Administrator of the es
tate of AlOnzO Jones, late of HYDE Park in
said Dist, deceased presents his administration
acct for examination and allowance, and MAKES
application for decree of distribution and par.
tition o: the estate of said deceased. Whereupon
1t Is ordered by said court, that said account and
said application be referred to n session thereof
to be held at the probate office in said Hyde Park
on the 10th day of May, A. ID. 1887, for hear
ing and decision thereon And. il is further or
dered, that notice hereof be given to all persons
interested, by publication of the same three
weeks successfully in the NEWS AND CITIZEN, a
newspaper published at MOrrisville and HYDE
Park, previous to said time appointed for hear
ing, that they may appear at said time and place
and show cause. if any they may have, why said
account should not be allowed and such decree
made. By the Court.-Attest
o2W3 r. S. PAGE, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28
Estate of VIM. C. Bundy.

State Of Vermont, District Of LdmoiHe, ss-Iu
Probate Court, held at Hyde Park, within al d
for said dist. on the 23d day of April, A. ID.
1887.
An Instrument, purporting to be the last viii
and Testament of VIM. q. Rundy. late of HYDE
Park in said dist deceased, being presented by
Geo. q. Bunny the Executor, for probate, il is
ordered by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear
at session thereof, to be held at the Pro-
bate Office in Hyde Park in said district on the
18th day of May y. ID. 1887, at one O'Clock in the
afternoon, and show cause, if any they have
against the Probate of said VIII for which pur-
pose it is further ordered that this order be pub
llshed three weeks successfully, in the News and
Citizen, newspaper printed at Morrisvile, and
Hyde Park, in this State previous to said time of
ing. By the Court-Attest
S3w3 Russell $. PA , 4, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28

The denunciations of the Inter
State commerce law in every part OF
the oSdHtry are sweeping and severe.
But it is best not to condemn it in toto
until fair trial of it has been made
There are some evils it can doubtless
remedy, and if it can we should endure
patiently some of the lesser evils ii
works while getting itself in proper
shape. The useless and injurious re-
strictions can very easily be Topped of
and the good ones left, in time.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-28

AT last an explanation is given of
the reason why the President favored
and signed the Interstate commerce
act. Since it has cut off passes the
number of Office seekers at Washing
ton has fallen off from 80 to so per
cent.